Lady Docs Corner Cafe Blog - Thu Tran, MD,FACOG

My husband and I had not gone to see a movie for a long time until
last weekend. I was going to propose a romantic movie such as
“Tulip Fever,” but we were told it didn’t have a
good review. I have always liked horror movies so I quickly urged my
husband to take me to see Stephen King’s “It.” I
don’t know why I like horror movies. ...

This afternoon I delivered a beautiful baby girl. Her grandmother and
mother did not cry as much as her father. He literally was sobbing
and could not stop. She was their second daughter. Her five years
old sister’s photo was by her mother’s bedside, showing a
stunningly photogenic girl, a perfect blend between her African
American mother and Caucasian father. ...

My older sister has recently moved to New Zealand. The weeks before
she left were so hectic for her and her husband, as they realized they
could not bring everything from their house in Fairfax, Virginia, with
them. What items would be important to you from the more than twenty
years you lived in a certain city? Will you make mistakes leaving
behind or giving away objects that ...

A few months ago, Dr. Seidelman and her husband went to Peru and
wrote a blog about her amazing experience. Since Peru had been on my
bucket list for a very long time, I urged my husband to consider going
to Peru for our summer vacation. David went hiking and camping in
Peru up the entire “old Inca trail” a long time ago when
he had finished a two year stint as ...

Coffee Consumption Could Improve Lifespan
Two large studies, recently published in the Annals of Internal
Medicine, found a link between lower mortality risk and coffee
consumption.
The study from University of Southern California’s Keck School
of Medicine in Los Angeles, reviewed data on185,855 of middle aged to
older Americans over a decade. The researchers found ...

I dropped out of my girl scout troop in Vietnam at around nine years
old. I had barely started the girl scout journey a few weeks before.
It was a steamy hot summer day in Saigon, and our troop had to wait in
the sun for the President of South Vietnam to visit all the boy and
girl scout troops in the biggest park of the city. Even as a young
girl, I felt the injustice of having ...

Before reading further, please be advised that this blog represents
my view, as I am not speaking for all the lady docs writers. The
beauty of our friendship is the recognition that our political views
might be very different but regardless, we work with each other toward
a common goal to better our community.
Where were you a few days ago when the Republican congressmen ...

Hepatitis C (HCV) On the Rise in Pregnant Women
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report showed a doubling between 2009 to 2014 of
hepatitis C (HCV) infections in pregnant women. Increased incidences
were found especially in W. Virginia and Tennessee where there’s
a high risk for opioid addiction. The HCV rate nationwide ...

SONNETS ARE FULL OF LOVE, AND THIS MY TOME
Christina Rossetti, 1830 - 1894
Sonnets are full of love, and this my tome
Has many sonnets: so here now shall be
One sonnet more, a love sonnet, from me
To her whose heart is my heart’s quiet home,
To my first Love, my Mother, on whose knee
I learnt love-lore that is not troublesome;
Whose service is my special ...

Last Saturday, six of us participated in a 27 mile bike ride - the
Tree House’s Tour de Cookie. Tree House is a nonprofit
organization with the mission of public investment in foster children,
the most vulnerable children in our society. This Tour de Cookie ride
is especially fun, as there’s a cookie stop every few miles to
replenish our energy. We probably took ...